John called people to repent, to clear the decks, to completely reorder their lives so that nothing would get in the way of the Lord’s coming. The reading from Isaiah gives the context for this radical call: the assurance of forgiveness that encourages us to repent; the promise that the coming one will be gentle […]
Stir up your power, and come! The psalmist’s plea in Psalm 80:2 has become familiar to us in the Advent prayers. Isaiah wants God to rip the heavens open. Both cry out for an apparently distant, angry God to show up, to save, to restore. When we hear Jesus describing the coming of the Son […]
TODAY: 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 am Sunday School (Friendship Hall) 10:15 am Adult Forum Bible Study (Conference Room) MONDAY: No Staff Meeting today No Bible Study today 5:30 pm Foundation Meeting (Conference Room) TUESDAY: 6:30 pm Al-Anon (Library) WEDNESDAY: Church Office Closed No Confirmation Class today THURSDAY: Happy Thanksgiving! Church Office Closed 6:30 […]
TODAY: 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 am Sunday School (Friendship Hall) 10:15 am Adult Forum Bible Study (Conference Room) 10:15 am Cinnamon Rolls! (Friendship Hall) 1:00 pm Youth Gathering Board (Conference Room) MONDAY: 9:00 am Staff Meeting (Pastor’s Office) 12:00 pm Bible Study (Conference Room) TUESDAY: 6:30 pm Council Meeting (Conference Room) 6:30 pm […]
St. John Lutheran Church Council October 10, 2017 Present: Bond Haldeman, Ron J, Elizabeth H, Lorrie C, Beth B, Kathy S, Melanie M, Todd D, Tim J, Tim B, Kathy H Absent: Gus H, Ron H Gather for Devotion Approval of Agenda- Tim J motioned to approve the agenda, seconded by Ron J. Thank You […]
All Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord’s table we gather with […]
TODAY: All Saints Sunday 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 am Sunday School (Friendship Hall) 10:15 am Adult Forum Bible Study (Conference Room) 10:15 am First Sunday Feedback (Library) 1:00 pm Youth Gathering “Getting Ready” (Haldeman’s House) 1:30 pm Together in Faith: Praying Together (Age 3) (Pastor’s Office) Daylight Savings Time – Turn your clocks […]
St. John Lutheran Church Council October 10, 2017 Present: Bond Haldeman, Ron J, Elizabeth H, Lorrie C, Beth B, Kathy S, Melanie M, Todd D, Tim J, Tim B, Kathy H Absent: Gus H, Ron H Gather for Devotion Approval of Agenda – Tim J motioned to approve the agenda, seconded by Ron J. Thank […]
TODAY: REFORMATION SUNDAY – Wear Red! 7:30 am Breakfast Preparation (Friendship Hall) 9:00 am Worship Service (Sanctuary) No Sunday School or Adult Forum today – Join us for Breakfast instead! 10:15 am Reformation Breakfast (Friendship Hall) MONDAY: 9:00 am Staff Meeting (Pastor’s Office) 12:00 pm Bible Study (Conference Room) TUESDAY: Reformation Day – 500 th […]
Jesus’ summary of the law in today’s gospel echoes our first reading from Leviticus. We are called not only to love God with heart, soul, and mind, but also to love our neighbor as ourselves. It is out of such deep care that Paul shares the gospel with the Thessalonian community. In the confession of […]